The Fencer and the Zen Body

Quincy Day Rabt is a Renaissance man for the twenty-first century-a healer, a martial artist, an athlete, a teacher, a sculptor, a gardener, and yes, a fencer. At present, he runs a sports injury and back pain clinic in Guildford, UK, teaches martial arts, conducts performance improvement clinics for athletes, and directs workshops on kinesiology, ergonomics, and movement dynamics for a wide variety of disciplines. And yes, he fences. Born in Sri Lanka and educated in India and England, he has practiced martial arts since childhood and has intensively studied nine. He qualified as a weightlifting coach under Angel Spassov Tzvetkov, the Head Coach for the Bulgarian National Weightlifting Team, and became Senior Coach for the Sri Lanka Amateur Weight Lifting Federation. Along the way, he won a silver medal at the Sri Lanka National Weight Lifting Championships. And yes, he fences. After earning his Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Surrey for research into Taijiquan, he worked at the Centre for Sport and Recreation at the University of Surrey, where he ran a clinic for sports injuries, treating and training athletes at every level, including Allen Wells, the Olympic 100-meter champion, and Zola Budd, the world record holder in the women's 5,000 meters. At the university, he also developed adult fitness programs, fitness testing programs, and training programs for individual athletes. In addition to his knowledge of sports medicine, he is certified in alternative therapies such as osteomyology, Swedish massage, acupuncture, acupressure, and Bio-Cranial Therapy.